What have you done with/to your GC Series 2300, 2400, 1700 Tractor TODAY

[MoMower]

@kenmbz, works well! Heavy grass and weed meadow. Some dead fall branches and twigs. And 1 trail it didn’t blink and the tractor ran it fine.

 

[kenmbz]

Good news MoMower. How is fit and finish in your opinion?
How smooth is it once up to speed and do you feel it bogging at all?

 

[MoMower]

Good news MoMower. How is fit and finish in your opinion?
How smooth is it once up to speed and do you feel it bogging at all?

Fit and finish is serviceable, nothing stood out. It’s made heavy. No undue vibrations it does big, but only upon start up. When running you could tell I was in heavy grass, but no bogging.

 

[GeneV]

I didn't need to take my wheel off to do this, like @MoMower the 2" wheel spacers I have made it unnecessary. Even without the spacers you might be able to get it out, plenty of room to work inside the wheel

Yup you're right, I was able to get to it w/o taking the wheel off. You just gotta finagle it behind a little bit, but no biggie.

This was pretty easy overall. The only hiccup, I forgot to order a new oil filter, so did the oil change w/o changing filters, oh well.

 

[hube2]

Yup you're right, I was able to get to it w/o taking the wheel off. You just gotta finagle it behind a little bit, but no biggie.

This was pretty easy overall. The only hiccup, I forgot to order a new oil filter, so did the oil change w/o changing filters, oh well.

I thought it would be possible. When I first got my tractor, before I put the spacers on, I was reading the owners manual for this and checking everything out and it looked like I could get it out without taking the wheel off. Laying under the tractor it seemed it would just slip by the inside edge of the wheel and thinking "why do I need to take the wheel off, seems like a lot of extra work." My plan was to try it with the worst thing that would happen is that I'd have to take the wheel off half way through.

 

[GeneV]

I thought it would be possible. When I first got my tractor, before I put the spacers on, I was reading the owners manual for this and checking everything out and it looked like I could get it out without taking the wheel off. Laying under the tractor it seemed it would just slip by the inside edge of the wheel and thinking "why do I need to take the wheel off, seems like a lot of extra work." My plan was to try it with the worst thing that would happen is that I'd have to take the wheel off half way through.

Yup, that's how I did it, angled the filter into the wheel space as I was pulling it out.

 

[tibadoe]

Yup you're right, I was able to get to it w/o taking the wheel off. You just gotta finagle it behind a little bit, but no biggie.

This was pretty easy overall..............

I thought it would be possible. When I first got my tractor, before I put the spacers on, I was reading the owners manual for this and checking everything out and it looked like I could get it out without taking the wheel off. Laying under the tractor it seemed it would just slip by the inside edge of the wheel and thinking "why do I need to take the wheel off, seems like a lot of extra work." My plan was to try it with the worst thing that would happen is that I'd have to take the wheel off half way through.

Yup, that's how I did it, angled the filter into the wheel space as I was pulling it out.

Good to know. Should it work with the GC1723EB also?? No spacers?? I'll give it a shot when the time comes without removing the wheel.

 

[GeneV]

Good to know. Should it work with the GC1723EB also?? No spacers?? I'll give it a shot when the time comes without removing the wheel.

Yeh it should, I can't imagine they changed anything underneath with the newer gc models.

 

[kenmbz]

Fit and finish is serviceable, nothing stood out. It’s made heavy. No undue vibrations it does big, but only upon start up. When running you could tell I was in heavy grass, but no bogging.

Did you buy the extended warranty too?

 

[MoMower]

Did you buy the extended warranty too?

I did not. I did pay for lift gate in case I wasn’t home.

 

[kenmbz]

Ordered the Flail (Betstco 48 HD) yesterday. Now need to build out something to hold BackHoe and Flail.
Thank you MoMower for the answers and pics.

 

[Pixguy]

I love my Massey but this machine was quite nice. Rental to put in irrigation.

 

[kenmbz]

Well, at least it's Red

 

[MoMower]

Stump grinding clean up and ready for seed.

 

[kenmbz]

took down three more trees today, tractor to move rounds and clean up.
At this rate with dead ash, might need a bigger saw, 20" 50cc looks small in the picture

 

[MoMower]

Pool excavate and level today.

 

[kenmbz]

First time getting 3pt set up took a while. BH off, 3pt down and attached to flail and then reassemble.
Got Flail running and did some cutting and adjusted height. Will need some more adjusting but is cutting well.
Need to get used to not having BH on.

 

[Pixguy]

View attachment 702611
First time getting 3pt set up took a while. BH off, 3pt down and attached to flail and then reassemble.
Got Flail running and did some cutting and adjusted height. Will need some more adjusting but is cutting well.
Need to get used to not having BH on.

Wowwwww, I forget when mine was so clean and "unscraped."

 

[MoMower]

View attachment 702611
First time getting 3pt set up took a while. BH off, 3pt down and attached to flail and then reassemble.
Got Flail running and did some cutting and adjusted height. Will need some more adjusting but is cutting well.
Need to get used to not having BH on.

I lowered the roller all the way and the ski to the middle setting. Gave a good 3” or so height after cutting.

 

[kenmbz]

I have the roller all the way and ski up to top -1, Next time I hook it up I will try it and put to your setting if too high.
Thanks for the advice. How is your Flail holding up?